Electrical Design Engineer 1

Northwest Aerospace Technologies (“NAT”), a Safran Company, is the only EASA DOA Certified aircraft interior reconfiguration group in the United States. Focusing on commercial and military aircrafts, NAT provides first class services in design, engineering, quality, certification, and manufacturing for a variety of Blue Chip customers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Level 1 Electrical Engineer has the following scope of work:
•Support the design, development and substantiation of the installation of electrical components and systems into retrofit aircraft applications.
•Firm understanding of fundamental electrical principals such as Ohm’s law and Watt’s law.
•Develop peer review check packages for generated engineering drawings.
•Ensure the design content conforms to the company quality system procedures as documented, the customer statement of work, along with applicable certification requirements.
•Work with ODA UM’s and EASA CVE’s to ensure designs are compliant to airworthiness requirements.
•Coordinate with engineers from other disciplines within the company to accomplish tasks
•Responsible to perform the activities listed in one of the following three electrical disciplines:

System Design Engineering Discipline:
•Research existing aircraft data using OEM and vendor aircraft portals/drawings.
•Reconfigure existing aircraft systems to interface with newly added systems / components.
•Ensure existing systems continue to function as intended.
•Create Wiring Diagrams using AutoCAD
•Create System Schematics using AutoCAD
•Define electrical aircraft interface locations and connections for interior monuments being installed.
•Effectively utilize the Boeing standard wiring practices manual (SWPM) or Airbus electrical standard practices manual (ESPM).
•Use standard electrical principals to ensure newly installed or modified systems.
•Create of a Wire Kit (cable assembly) with the understanding of parts, material specs and processes required for the creation of kit.

Installation Engineering Discipline:
•Research existing aircraft data using OEM and vendor aircraft portals/drawings.
•Create wire routing and installation drawings using AutoCAD.
•Generate clamping arrangements and identify when existing routing can be reutilized.
•Ability to define effectivity splits.
•Effectively utilize the Boeing standard wiring practices manual (SWPM) or Airbus electrical standard practices manual (ESPM).
•Define critical areas of EWIS wire routing and have a working knowledge of wire separation requirements.
•Research vendor parts data, processes and specifications (MIL, NAS, BAC, ABS, MS, NSA, BMS…).
•Ability to create Parts Lists and Collector Drawings.
•Develop Engineering Orders (EO) to assist technicians on the proper installation order.

Complementary Description

Safran Cabin headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, with a global presence of over 11,000 employees at 36 sites. Site locations are in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Tunisia and Thailand. Safran Cabin serves over 400 airlines and leasing companies globally and delivers to all airframe OEM manufacturers with a heritage spanning over 80 years in the industry.

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•Your Career: Safran is committed to providing internal mobility to our employees. We operate globally so the sky is the limit of where your Safran journey can take you.
•Your Development: Safran employees have free access to Safran University courses and external tuition reimbursement for approved programs or certifications.
•Your Benefits: Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, Safran Perks with BenefitHub – Employee Discounts & Rewards Marketplace for consumer products/services and more!We seek service-oriented team players with strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude, adaptable to our innovative and evolving environment.

Job Requirements

Substantiation Engineering Discipline:
•Prepare the following substantiation documents:
•Aircraft Electrical Load Analysis,
•EMI Ground and Flight Test Plans,
•Transverse Vertical Separation Analysis,
•EWIS Reports,
•Prepare Fuel Separation Analysis
•Disturbed Systems Analysis, Functional Test Plans
•System Safety Assessments
•Fault Hazard Assessments
General Notes:
•All employees have an affirmative duty to protect and maintain the confidentiality of NAT products
•As business conditions change it is necessary that all employees productively react and handle other essential tasks as assigned now or in the future
•Tasks may vary slightly based on products produced at division

Knowledge/Experience:
•Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent area of focus.
•An engineering degree or 2-5 years of broad technical experience as a drafter/designer in an aerospace related application, preferred
•Knowledge in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, and AutoCAD

Skills/Abilities:
•Drawing management
•Troubleshooting/problem solving
•Ability to work within a team
•Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
•Understanding of customer’s expectations
•Ability to prioritize, multi-task effectively, and work under pressure
•Superior attention to detail

Working Conditions:
•Primarily office work
•Consistent use of computer key board and monitor
•Does require fluent communication in English
•Protracted or irregular hours may be required
•Must be comfortable working to meet firm deadlines, thus completing work on time

Physical Requirements:
•Occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds

At Safran Cabin, diversity & inclusion is a source of richness that adds quality of life, performance, and innovation. We welcome diverse contributions and provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, disability/medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic characteristics or information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group.